The best-selling examples of the genre are The Hobbit[19] (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954???1955), both by J. R. R. Tolkien, books peopled with talking creatures such as ravens, spiders and the dragon Smaug and a multitude of anthropomorphic goblins and elves.The best-selling examples of the genre are The Hobbit[19] (1937) and The Lord of the Rings[20] (1954???1955), both by J. R. R. Tolkie